Friday, January 4, 2008

Paul Metzger

One of the more revered figures amongst weirdo music types in the Twin Cities, Paul Metzger first rose to prominence around here as a member of towering post-punk/prog trio TVBC (whose 2001 release Gone is an absolute must-own) before beginning his current series of performances, which involve lengthy improvisations on modified guitars, banjos, and music boxes. Metzger is a rarity amongst improv-oriented performers in that he makes, well, consistently interesting music, with a knack for dynamics and restraint. Enjoy this set of acoustic guitar-based performances from last year.

January 19th, 2007 at the 720 Space: http://www.mediafire.com/?0jtj0mpdjlo
1. Unknown #1 (18:14)
2. Unkown #2 (11:20)

Two more sets: http://www.mediafire.com/?flj2hkroojg
--June 26th, 2007 at the Acadia Cafe
--July 15th, 2007 at Yard Fest II

1 comment:

Droid Sektor said...

Hey...excellent blog dude. Since I´m in europe, I dunno where these clubs are (uk, canada, usa).Well i will do a google search. Anyway just to say that both Paul Metzger links are dead in mediafire, and also the Glass Organ one is dead. Could you repost them?
Peace